لحظة ادراك

 "Give them enough rope, and they will hang themselves."

This is the latest spectacle from the King of Business and Showmanship—the newly elected resident of the White House, who is entangled in legal cases that challenge the dignity of the presidency in the world's leading nation. Wielding the sword of salvation and destruction alike, he strikes in all directions, warning some and threatening others. From Greenland to the Panama Canal, from the Gulf of Mexico to the "American Gulf," from Canada to China, he imposes tariffs on allies and adversaries alike, engaging in blatant extortion before landing on the shores of the "New Monaco"—formerly known as Gaza Land. His mission? To displace its inhabitants so they don't obstruct its reconstruction—envisioned as a skyline of towering buildings like Singapore and luxurious beaches like Monaco. Offshore, gas extraction platforms bearing the American flag stand tall, while the displaced are to be received exclusively by two countries: Egypt and Jordan.

In response, the Arab world unites against this encroaching beast, mobilizing mass protests to reject forced displacement and resettlement. But he dismisses their concerns:

"You will comply, in return for what we have done for you. It is time to repay the favor."

A flood survivor from Gaza interjects:

"If displacement is inevitable, then let it be to the land of our forefathers—it is, after all, more accessible and far less costly."

At night, they remain there; by day, they work as laborers in the promised construction projects along the scenic shores. But their proposal does not sit well with him, and he reiterates his stance:

"Others will make the decision—you are in no position to propose outdated, discarded ideas."

The first blow to his presidency comes from Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde, who, in a fifteen-minute sermon at the National Cathedral in Washington, delivers a lesson in Christian morality. She urges him to show compassion for those who fear him— immigrants who clean homes, sweep streets, and wash dishes.

"They are not all criminals; most of them are impoverished souls fleeing hunger and destitution."

In response, he takes to his Truth Social platform, branding her words as extremist leftist rhetoric and demanding an apology for the "insult" to his esteemed position.

The blows keep coming. "In his first raid, his staff was broken." After mobilizing hundreds of billions from Elon Musk and similar tycoons to dominate artificial intelligence, China counters with a mere $6 million investment in "Deep Seek," an AI system that swiftly outperforms ChatGPT—despite the latter's $6 billion price tag. The result? A market shock, turning high-tech stocks from green to red, wiping out billions in mere hours. This is how monopolies and economic extortion are countered—because trade wars and coercion tactics cannot subdue every nation.

Meanwhile, an emergency summit in Cairo issues a joint Arab rejection of the displacement of Gazans to Egypt and Jordan, calling on President Donald Trump to achieve a just peace in the Middle East. Yet, those drafting the statement surely know they are calling for the impossible—appealing for peace from a man who demands that the original landowners evacuate their homeland voluntarily, to be received elsewhere voluntarily.

This is the same man who, before assuming office, openly contemplated ways to expand Israel's small territory and assembled a cabinet of staunch pro-Israel hardliners who deny the very existence of the Palestinian people. As the Palestinian proverb says:

"You’re asking for molasses from a weasel."

Such statements are nothing more than a means to adjourn discussions and absolve responsibilities. Imagine, in an ideal world, if the response were:

"The foremost cause of Arabs and Muslims cannot be bargained away for American aid."

Or if it were declared that the overflowing Arab financial reserves could compensate Egypt and Jordan for any U.S. aid cuts. Imagine if every Arab and Muslim gave up a single loaf of bread, a single pack of cigarettes, or halted transportation for a single hour to offset Trump's financial threats—rebuilding Gaza without his or Netanyahu’s conditions.

The real crisis is the absence of political will. Palestinians, before blaming Arabs and Muslims, must hold themselves accountable. Seventeen years ago, Gaza was neither destroyed, occupied, nor besieged. We, through our own choices, invited these catastrophes upon ourselves. Yes, the modern-day Mongols laid waste to the land—but we enabled it through our decisions. And now, we beg for options that were once within our reach.

But what's done is done. There's no use crying over spilled milk. As we stand before mountains of destruction and heaps of corpses, the world watches—offering no tents, no drinking water for the hundreds of thousands returning from the south to the north. They are greeted instead by thousands of newly recruited fighters, clothed in the uniforms of those who perished in the last round of war—destined, inevitably, to be the casualties of the next.

Meanwhile, Benjamin Netanyahu meets first with the new administration’s envoy to the Middle East, then with Donald Trump himself, adding several last-minute meetings that extend his visit. The agenda? The fate of Gaza, the war raging in the West Bank and Lebanon, the future of Hezbollah and its weapons, Syria’s new power dynamics—including a "new president" who has swapped his jihadist attire for a Western tie—Houthi militants entrenched in Yemen’s mountains, and rogue factions in Iraq.

At the heart of it all lies Iran, flaunting its military arsenal in the streets of Tehran, and the ultimate prize: what remains of the Palestinian national project in the West Bank. Refugee camps are being flattened—silent witnesses to a people who fought for a century, sacrificing all they had.

On the other side, Trump is visibly disinterested in these so-called “trivial matters,” which, in his view, pale in comparison to regaining control over the Panama Canal, outmaneuvering China in trade, repelling millions of immigrants from U.S. soil, asserting dominance over Greenland, and amassing another $500 trillion from Arab coffers.

Netanyahu postpones negotiations on the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire, hoping his proposals will resonate with Trump. Yet, his real challenge lies in selling these ideas to Washington’s deep state. Netanyahu’s files are of the kind that demand more turmoil, more fires.

So, how will Trump reconcile Netanyahu’s trivial issues with his grand vision of making America great again? The key lies with the masters of finance and economics—overwhelmingly aligned with Netanyahu’s cause. Without their consent, Trump's dreams of glory will never materialize.

Final Thoughts:

To all those analysts clinging to wishful thinking and delusions about the Trump-Netanyahu meeting—haven’t you learned from the staggering transformations in the Middle East?

The outcomes will align with the results achieved thus far—and those still in progress. Those sowing death and destruction are not fools; they will reap what they have sown.

Seeing militants on pickup trucks in Gaza is not the final scene. Neither is a Hezbollah fighter south of the Litani. Nor a token anti-Israel remark from Syria’s new rulers. Nor the Houthis remaining an open-ended threat. Nor Iran’s nuclear posturing.

Anyone who believes otherwise is gravely mistaken. The only inevitable conclusion of this meeting will be the adoption of Netanyahu’s vision—with Trump merely fine-tuning the angles and timelines to fit his grander ambitions.

To Trump, everything is a deal. Everything is for sale. And his repeated insistence on displacement and Israel’s expansion says it all.